Why is it that in economics, when demand is greater than supply, prices “automatically” go up? Isn’t it sellers that decide to raise prices because buyers are willing to pay more? Couldn’t sellers choose to not raise prices?

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Why is it that in economics, when demand is greater than supply, prices “automatically” go up? Isn’t it sellers that decide to raise prices because buyers are willing to pay more? Couldn’t sellers choose to not raise prices?

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Because in economics, we assume that people are rational and that suppliers will try to maximize profit at all times.

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